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Bill Heaps is the Founding Director of Energy for Good Limited and Independent Director of the Community Energy Network (CEN). Since 1990, Bill has held senior executive positions in New Zealand’s electricity industry. He undertook influential leadership roles in the development and operation of electricity markets, including Chair of the Wholesale Market Development and Retail Market Development Advisory Groups for the Electricity Commission. Bill has also been an advisor to the Electricity Authority, Commerce Commission, and international electricity regulators.
Bill was Independent Chair of the Vulnerable and Medically Dependent Working Group which engaged broad stakeholder representation to develop improvements in the way that vulnerable electricity consumers are managed by electricity retailers. This work is continuing through the Electricity Retailers Association of New Zealand (ERANZ).
Throughout his career, Bill has focused on customer service and is continuing to do this in innovative ways through his new venture – Energy for Good.
How a Humanitarian Hedge Could Help Lift Our Communities Out of Energy Hardship
This opinion editorial has been written by Bill Heaps. Bill is the Founding Director of…
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Why Warmer Kiwi Homes is So Important
There are two driving forces for Community Energy Network (CEN). We need to eliminate energy…
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Why An Energy Evolution Is Needed
Our Energy sector needs to step up and make changes that allows for a more…
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People Power – Kiwi Style?
How can we leverage community energy to provide a fair transition to a low carbon…
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Energise Otaki Solar Farm
Otaki Solar Farm, a renewable energy project by Energise.
Energise Otaki Solar Farm is a renewable energy project by Energise Otaki, a charity developing…
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Why is collecting data important to growing healthy community energy sectors through ownership of renewable generation assets
A healthy, growing community energy sector supports communities to take ownership of assets that provide…
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Our Response to Covid-19
Community Energy Network (CEN) supports the Government in its tough new policies and a large…
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A Fresh Energy Hardship Framework
CEN Introduction What do we need to do to eliminate energy hardship in Aotearoa/New Zealand?…
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Energy Democracy
Energy democracy is the idea that New Zealand can shift from a centralised, top-down provision…
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Energy Hardship
People living in energy hardship live in homes that perform so poorly that the cost…
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Response to Healthy Homes #1
The Healthy Housing Standards (HHS) for rental properties have just been released. Firstly, congratulations to…
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Impact Measurement and the Healthy Homes Guarantee Act
The cold of winter is here and housing, energy and health are firmly at the…
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No more cold house
Irene Tomlins, Invercargill, wanted to solve her problem of having a cold house. Although as…
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Tackling Rheumatic Fever
In deprived areas of NZ, there is a strong link between poor housing quality and…
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Awarua Synergy
Margaret Black, Bluff, wanted to warm the Bluff Medical Centre and to eradicate signs of…